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If (x^2+bx+16) is a perfect square and (b) is positive, what is (b)?

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Correct answer: (8)

The direct answer is option B: \(b=8\). A quadratic is a perfect square when it can be written as \((x+a)^2=x^2+2ax+a^2\). Here the constant term is \(16=4^2\), so the possible square is \((x+4)^2=x^2+8x+16\). Comparing this with \(x^2+bx+16\), the coefficient of \(x\) is \(b=8\). Option A, 4, is only the number whose square gives 16; it is not the middle coefficient. Option B, 8, is correct because the middle term is \(2\cdot4\cdot x=8x\). Option C, 16, is the constant term, not the coefficient of \(x\). Option D, 32, has no basis in the identity. A useful exam cue is: when the first coefficient is 1 and the constant is a square, take the positive square root and double it. Thus \(x^2+bx+16=(x+4)^2\), so the positive value is 8.

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Quadratic ExpressionsPerfect SquareMissing Coefficient

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